Text Messages from CDC

Text Messages from CDC: From GovGab:
"I know it's officially spring, but I wanted to remind you that H1N1 flu
(also known as swine flu) is still a risk and you should take steps to stay healthy. Even though the H1N1 outbreak in
the U.S. was mild over the winter, the World Health Organization
still considers H1N1
a pandemic.
Luckily for us, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been providing information since the initial
H1N1 outbreak last year. CDC uses traditional channels and social media to get the message
out, but I have found their text messaging pilot to be very interesting.
To subscribe, you text HEALTH to 87000 and you will receive four
introduction messages and then approximately three text messages a week
containing health information.
CDC's text

messaging pilot started in September as a three-month
pilot, but it's still in operation. Recently, CDC expanded the focus of
the pilot and now offers health information about other health topics
like heart disease and smoking. CDC is thinking about making the text
messaging pilot permanent and they are interested to hear what you have
to say.

What do you think of CDC's text messaging pilot?"